Category: sports/the_princeton_packet

  • MONTGOMERY: Athlete of the Week

    MONTGOMERY: Athlete of the Week

    Jon Prosinski is the Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • PRINCETON: Fortunes changing for PHS

    Pitching helps baseball win two straight By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor     After each frustrating one-run loss, the Princeton High baseball team continued believing things would eventually turn around.     “I think the kids knew we were better than a 1-8 team,” said Princeton coach Dave Roberts, whose team began to turn things around with…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Improving Knights pass tests

    Girls’ lacrosse schedule features tougher foes By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Coming off its first loss of the season and a disappointing tie, the West Windsor-Plainsboro North girls lacrosse team trailed Notre Dame by two goals late in the first half Saturday.    ”We had a timeout,” said the Knights’ Jacquie Mihalyi. “Our coach talked…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Penn Relay results show promise

    Area athletes shine at popular meet By Justin Feil    PHILADELPHIA — Area competitors left the Penn Relays encouraged by what they saw at the unofficial midway point of the spring track and field season.    Cory Abernathy and Katie Kellner highlighted the individual performances with top-10 finishes, while teams saw their relays respond to the usually…

  • MONTGOMERY: Ren wins SCT third singles title

    Frosh helps Cougars to second By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Mitchell Ren has adjusted quickly to high school tennis.    The Montgomery High School freshman was as scalding as the weather on his way to the third singles championship at the Somerset County Tournament on Sunday.    ”It felt really good,” Ren said. “It is a…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Kenavan passes on shots, not wins

    Junior helps Knight boys lax past PHS By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Drew Kenavan is among the points leaders for the West Windsor-Plainsboro North boys lacrosse team, yet he didn’t even attempt one shot in Wednesday’s 7-6 win over Princeton High School.    ”That was fine with me,” said the junior midfielder. “I don’t mind…

  • PRINCETON: Harvard (or MIT or …) man

    Panthers’ Trivedi has many options off the court By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Vinay Trivedi admits that he is struggling in his senior year at Princeton Day School.    Trivedi, one-half of the boys tennis team’s first doubles tandem with Jeremy Lu, isn’t having any problems on the court. His trouble is in deciding where…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Athlete of the Week

    Huttner continues to improve for Pirates softball By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor    Liz Huttner enjoyed a great season for the West Windsor-Plainsboro South softball team last year, and she’s off to an even better start to her senior season.    The Pirates have followed her lead in their most promising start in three years.    Huttner…

  • PRINCETON: Golf team improves with age

    Graham anchors rebuilding team By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    This is a different sort of season for the Princeton High boys golf team.    After several years of battling West Windsor-Plainsboro High South for supremacy in Mercer County, the Little Tigers are not quite the same powerhouse they have been.    But that doesn’t mean this current…